Have I gained any traction on this journey? It has been a while since I’ve written anything down here. I am journaling daily in my planner but I feel like all I do is whine and feel sorry for myself.

When I look in the mirror, I’m so unhappy with the way I look and feel. But then I realize that maybe how I look on the outside isn’t as important as how I should feel on the inside.

I have tried to keep consistency with my workouts. I’m definitely hit or miss with my eating habits. But I’m so tired of being sick and tired. The phrase “Fake it ’til you make it” keeps coming to mind. I haven’t established good and consistent habits. I know what to do: I need to drink more water, slow down on the soda consumption, up my weekly workouts, do more cardio (I even have a Peloton now, which I’m embarrassed to say I’m not using) and be more diligent with meal planning and prepping. I just don’t do it.

I’ve been thinking long and hard this week about my attitude. It’s going to require a lot of work. Am I ready? No, but my attitude is the first thing that I need to work on.

From Recipes For Life by Edie Hand: A positive attitude seems to make things easier to deal with by making problems seem smaller than they really are. You can change your attitude by viewing your life in positive tones….Just look for the good and watch your songs of anger transform into tunes of happiness and love.

I will let you know if being more positive about things kicks my attitude into high gear.

“Bad Excuses Are Worse Than None.” – Thomas Fuller